Letter: National security pricey, bloated

How is it possible for 17 agencies to have the same responsibility of protecting the American people with no duplication of charter or purpose? Do you think that no duplication and waste is possible?

What are the budgets of these 17 national security agencies? According to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program, the fiscal 2017 budget request for intelligence was updated to include a request of $54.6 billion for the National Intelligence Program and a request of $18.4 billion for the Military Intelligence Program for a total budget of $73 billion. The total for fiscal 2016 was $70.7 billion. And going up.

Do you feel safe? Drain the swamp.

Stephen Zwelling

Lewis Center

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